Associate Director, People Support - HRConnect People Solutions

Sorry, this job was removed at 07:33 a.m. (UTC) on Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026
Be an Early Applicant
North Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid
142K-269K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Pharmaceutical
The Role
The Associate Director leads HR operations, enhances employee experience, manages a team, and collaborates with global partners for HR service delivery.
Summary Generated by Built In
Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Purpose

Associate Director, HRConnect People Support is responsible for leading a team dedicated to delivering excellent and efficient employee experience as the first point of contact for all HR-related matters within AbbVie’s global HR operations shared service center. Collaborates closely with cross-functional partners (e.g. Employees at globally diverse locations, Business HR, Total Rewards, Payroll, Finance, Digital and Data strategy, Business Technology Solution and vendor partners) to deliver on the AbbVie HR Strategic Choices, HR Operation’s Strategic Priorities and meet business needs. This role has responsibility for managing multiple geographies and working cross functionally with global teams. Must have the ability to effectively interact and manage stakeholder relationships, identify/ translate business requirements, and transform those requirements into system and HR services solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Champion the services and content available to employees and ensure HR Operations deliver excellent employee experience.
  • Build and sustain a high-performing, highly engaged team of HR Operations Consultants.
  • Identify, sponsor and deliver process optimization efforts, including but not limited to technology enhancements, to reduce resolution time and manual effort on the team and improve the employee experience.
  • Serve as a liaison to our HR business partners globally to support alignment of HR Operations People Experience support to business HR strategies, identifying ways to increase employee and manager self-service, and reduce risk of human errors, administrative effort to affiliate HR teams and COE partners.
  • Effectively engage with stakeholders (internal and external) to meet or exceed key service level agreements, quality targets and key performance indicators.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Master’s degree preferred.

  • 8-10 + years of experience in HR and or HR operation support.

  • Demonstrated experience of building and sustaining a high-performing, highly engaged team as people leader.

  • Experience in managing range of HR services to a large, geographically dispersed, large employee population size corporate (over 10 thousand) that operates business globally.

  • Experience in HR, Time and Payroll solutions (e.g. Workday, SAP), CRM Case management platform and related data / vendor management.

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving and ability to conceptualize strategy planning and implementation of projects.

  • Effective leadership skills that can motivate and drive a disciplined approach that respond to business needs.

  • Strong stakeholder management experience at all levels (internal and external partners), with a bias towards delivering effective and efficient people solutions.

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.

     

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

  • This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html

US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:

https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 8-10+ years of experience in HR or HR operation support
  • Demonstrated experience in building and sustaining a high-performing team
  • Experience in managing HR services for a large corporate population
  • Experience in HR, Time and Payroll solutions
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Effective leadership skills for business response
  • Strong stakeholder management experience
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

AbbVie Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AbbVie and has not been reviewed or approved by AbbVie.

  • Retirement Support Retirement programs are portrayed as a standout, with a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% and an additional annual company contribution based on age and service. Feedback suggests this materially boosts perceived total compensation for many U.S. employees.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental and caregiver leave are emphasized, including up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents and 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave in the U.S. Feedback suggests these policies are a meaningful differentiator for employees balancing family needs.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time off is described as extensive, with tiered vacation that scales with tenure, 17 company holidays, and two paid volunteer days in the U.S. Feedback suggests the breadth of leave contributes notably to overall benefits satisfaction.

AbbVie Insights

Similar Jobs

Perk Logo Perk

Enterprise Account Manager

Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Greentech • Sales • Software • Travel • Hospitality
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
1800 Employees
100K-110K Annually

Perk Logo Perk

Public Relations Manager

Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Greentech • Sales • Software • Travel • Hospitality
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
1800 Employees
124K-145K Annually

TransUnion Logo TransUnion

Data Scientist

Big Data • Fintech • Information Technology • Business Intelligence • Financial Services • Cybersecurity • Big Data Analytics
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
13000 Employees
113K-188K Annually

TransUnion Logo TransUnion

Principal Data Science & Analytics Financial Services Consulting

Big Data • Fintech • Information Technology • Business Intelligence • Financial Services • Cybersecurity • Big Data Analytics
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
13000 Employees
169K-281K Annually
Get Personalized Job Insights.
Our AI-powered fit analysis compares your resume with a job listing so you know if your skills & experience align.

The Company
HQ: North Chicago, IL
50,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need.

Similar Companies Hiring

Sailor Health Thumbnail
Healthtech • Social Impact • Telehealth
New York City, NY
20 Employees
Granted Thumbnail
Artificial Intelligence • Healthtech • Insurance • Mobile • Financial Services
New York, New York
23 Employees
OneImaging Thumbnail
Healthtech
Miami, FL
62 Employees

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account